Shri L K Advani is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the 2009 General Elections.
Over the years Advaniji has served as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980. Capping a career Parliamentary nearly three decades, Advaniji was, first, the Minister and later Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1999-2004).
Lal Krishna Advani is widely regarded as a person of great intellectual ability, strong principles and unwavering support to the idea of a strong and prosperous India. As confirmed by Atalji, Advaniji has 'never compromised on his core belief in nationalism, and yet has displayed flexibility in political responses whenever it was demanded by the situation'.
L.K Advani was born on 8 Nov 1927 and grew up in pre-partitioned Sindh. As a student in St. Patrick's School, Karachi, his loyal ideals inspired him to join the Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS) at the mere age of fourteen. He devoted his life to serving the nation ever since.